Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum81
G
1
G
68Jimmy SartorJ. Sartor
Luis JimenezL. Jimenez61
D
2
D
71Nikolas BabbelN. Babbel
Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek76
D
captain3
D
67Juan KikoJ. Kiko
Anton BierhoffA. Bierhoff60
D
4captain
D
66Maurice KellerM. Keller
Christian PoschnerC. Poschner68
D
5
M
68Billy MillsB. Mills
Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron71
M
6
M
66Roy Van HaarenR. Van Haaren
Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui69
M
7
M
65Chris LampardC. Lampard
Spencer ScalesS. Scales73
M
8
M
65Seb UrasS. Uras
Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider71
A
9
A
75Simon RaffS. Raff
William DauryW. Daury67
A
10
A
61Oliver KistnerO. Kistner
Paul BischoffP. Bischoff65
A
11
A
60Oliver HässlerO. Hässler
 
Louis KorstenL. Korsten65
A
12
G
66Marc EderM. Eder
Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge61
A
13
D
65Armin JanesA. Janes
Peter MendesP. Mendes53
M
14
M
64Christian ArendtC. Arendt

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 20,426 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Philippe Armand.


0.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off and get the first half underway!
8.31
Chris Lampard flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Kistner collects the pass. Oliver Kistner knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
10.51
Spencer Scales flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Rohrschneider holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Torsten Rohrschneider finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.27
Chris Lampard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.20
Billy Mills threads the ball through to Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anton Bierhoff.
18.24
Spencer Scales flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Rohrschneider who brings the ball under control. Torsten Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball towards William Daury. William Daury makes a convincing header but somehow Jimmy Sartor manages to keep it out.
22.02
Roy Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward. Simon Raff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Raff knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
28.07
William Daury clumsily knocks into Nikolas Babbel. William Daury is warned by the referee! Nikolas Babbel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.16
Spencer Scales passes the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff knocks in a cross ball towards William Daury. William Daury flicks the ball with his head. Jimmy Sartor picks it out of the air!
39.19
Loic Zouaoui hacks Chris Lampard from behind! The referee brings Loic Zouaoui to one side and gives him a warning! Chris Lampard stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Spencer Scales flicks a high pass forward. William Daury controls it well on his chest. William Daury knocks the ball forward into space. Torsten Rohrschneider bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. Borussia Mönchengladbach also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 start the second half!
51.54
Loic Zouaoui threads the ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider makes a pass forward but William Daury makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
53.35
Anton Bierhoff knocks the ball forward to Spencer Scales. Spencer Scales flicks a high pass forward. Paul Bischoff collects the pass. Paul Bischoff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Maurice Keller.
57.08
Without breaking stride, Emmanuel Louiron plays the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.44
Spencer Scales makes a beautiful solo run. Spencer Scales flicks the ball to his team mate, William Daury. Some silky footwork from William Daury provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jimmy Sartor with no chance!! Goal for FC Schalke 04!
65.31
Anton Bierhoff surges forward with the ball. Anton Bierhoff makes a simple pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
66.42
Showing composure, Luis Jimenez plays the ball forward to Loic Zouaoui. Loic Zouaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jimmy Sartor effortlessly gets down and covers it.
69.15
Luis Jimenez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Emmanuel Louiron. Emmanuel Louiron hits a low pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.35
Spencer Scales plays the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff rushes past Juan Kiko! Some silky footwork from Paul Bischoff provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
75.17
Oliver Hässler comes in with a late challenge on Anton Bierhoff. The referee calls over Oliver Hässler and shows him a yellow card! Anton Bierhoff runs off the knock.
77.05
With imagination, Seb Uras laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Raff. Simon Raff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anton Bierhoff.
81.28
Loic Zouaoui knocks the ball forward to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider plays a one-two with Paul Bischoff and advances towards the goal... Torsten Rohrschneider comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
84.48
Markus Wieczorek flicks a high pass forward to Loic Zouaoui who brings the ball under control. Loic Zouaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider cuts inside the box! Torsten Rohrschneider muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Torsten Rohrschneider!
89.22
Markus Wieczorek hits a low pass to Spencer Scales. Spencer Scales knocks the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, William Daury but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
0
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.5%
31.5%
Play Area
27.4%
42.5%
30.1%

Scorers
Torsten Rohrschneider 57, 84
William Daury 60
Paul Bischoff 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Rohrschneider of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Matthias Birnbaum (GK)
6
2.Luis Jimenez (DEF)
6
3.Markus Wieczorek (DEF)
6
4.Anton Bierhoff (DEF)
6
5.Christian Poschner (DEF)
6
6.Emmanuel Louiron (MID)
6
7.Loic Zouaoui (MID)
6
8.Spencer Scales (MID)
8
9.Torsten Rohrschneider (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.William Daury (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Paul Bischoff (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Louis Korsten (ATT)
0
13.Bogdan Rudge (ATT)
0
14.Peter Mendes (MID)
0

1.Jimmy Sartor (GK)
6
2.Nikolas Babbel (DEF)
6
3.Juan Kiko (DEF)
6
4.Maurice Keller (DEF)
6
5.Billy Mills (MID)
6
6.Roy Van Haaren (MID)
6
7.Chris Lampard (MID)
6
8.Seb Uras (MID)
6
9.Simon Raff (ATT)
6
10.Oliver Kistner (ATT)
6
11.Oliver Hässler (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Marc Eder (GK)
0
13.Armin Janes (DEF)
0
14.Christian Arendt (MID)
0